Wise to the Word: Percolator

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Jul 30, 2008 at 12:01 AMJul 30, 2008 at 7:14 AM

A percolator is an old-style coffee pot with a grounds basket and siphon tube.

Jim Hillibish

PERCOLATOR (Perk-o-later)

An old-style coffee pot with a grounds basket and siphon tube. On heating, the water runs up the tube and into the grounds. It drips through and repeats the process, resulting in exceptionally smooth coffee that tastes better than from our modern drip-once machines. Percolators are on a comeback.

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